Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Nasdaq's president says the SEC’s new crypto stance is letting markets 'build' again

Nasdaq’s Tal Cohen said a friendlier SEC is giving crypto firms and exchanges room to experiment with tokenization and digital market infrastructure.

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Kevin O’Leary says Wall Street’s tokenization boom is all talk without crypto rules

O’Leary says institutional investors still see tokenization as too risky without clear U.S. crypto regulation and compliance standards.

Kevin O'Leary speaking at Consensus in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Bullish’s Equiniti deal could remake it into a tokenization powerhouse, Clear Street says

Compass Point took a more cautious stance, reiterating a Neutral rating and $36 target, saying much of the expected growth is already priced in, though it acknowledged potential upside.

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Citi exec says fragmented crypto systems risk repeating old banking problems

Tokenized money efforts face limits as corporate clients demand real-time payments that work seamlessly across banks, Citi’s Ryan Rugg said at Consensus in Miami.

Ryan Rugg, Head of Digital Assets, Treasury and Trade Solutions at Citi at Consensus Miami (CoinDesk)

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Self-directed investors power bitcoin ETF launch despite Morgan Stanley’s scale

Strong early demand highlights how investors are driving crypto adoption, even without support from Morgan Stanley’s vast advisor network.

Amy Oldenburg at Consensus Miami 2026

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Wall Street warns human-built markets can’t keep up with machine-speed trading

Legacy financial systems face pressure as tokenization and real-time trading push markets toward always-on, automated infrastructure, panelists at Consensus in Miami said on Tuesday.

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State Street and Galaxy launch tokenized fund to bring cash management onchain

The fund lets institutions earn yield on stablecoins while moving cash onchain with round-the-clock access.

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Prediction markets are ditching the 'casino' label to become a regular part of how people track the news

A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry driven by retail users who are trading more frequently on everything from crypto to politics.

Poker chips and two dice (Heather Gill/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin takes another aim at $80,000 as stocks rise, oil drops on Iran optimism

The crypto asset rose nearly 3% over the past 24 hours.

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From Cathie Wood to Cantor Fitzgerald, the big money is betting that Robinhood’s crypto slump is just a temporary speed bump

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest snapped up over 500,000 shares of Robinhood on Wednesday, joining a wave of analysts who believe a surge in April trading activity will outweigh a recent earnings disappointment.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)